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The study of linguistics has been dominated by a graphocentric approach to
language, overlooking the fact that spoken language has at its heart a phonocentric
beat. This dissertation considers the intricate relationship ...

Since about 1990 Cape Breton musicians and step dancers have been invited to Scotland to share, through workshops and concerts, their style of music and dance. A relatively small number of the traditional dancing and music ...

This is a study of an Irish traditional fiddle-player, Connie O'Connell, from Cill na
Martra, Co. Cork. Connie has been strongly influenced by the main musicians of Sliabh
Luachra, an area which encompasses the West Cork ...

Writer and activist Rosamond Jacob (1888-1960) contributed valuable works to Ireland’s literary tradition and her novels map the changes in Irish society during the period in which they were written. As a political activist, ...

The innovative use of 'like' as a pragmatic marker has generated much
discussion in linguistic circles in recent times. This study sets out to explore
this linguistic phenomenon, typically associated with teenagers and ...

This dissertation is concerned with the polyvalent symbolism of the piano and its
manifestation in 78rmp recordings of Irish traditional dance music early in the
twentieth century in America. Irish dance music was conceived ...